Priyasnka, 33, who was also a presenter at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards here and dazzled the stage in a pink lace mesh gown, took to Twitter to express her joy at the honour.

“Looking forward @TheAcademy!! This will be an insaaaane night!” Priyanka tweeted on Monday night.

The former Miss World, who is currently riding on the success of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus “Bajirao Mastani”, is also the first Bollywood personality to be feted with People’s Choice Award in January, this year for her international acting debut as FBI agent Alex Parish in the American TV thriller series “Quantico”.

Priyanka, who will be next seen donning the khadi for Prakash Jha’s directorial “Jai Gangaajal”, has been receiving congratulatory messages from her fans and her collegues from Bollywood.